Kaura Namoda: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Zamfara State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 69,725
• Coordinates: 12.5937° N, 6.5865° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 405 km (252 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 125 km (78 mi), straight line
• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 154 km (96 mi), straight line
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 219 km (136 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zurmi: 30 km (18 mi)
• Moriki: 33 km (20 mi)
• Birnin Magaji: 34 km (21 mi)
• Maru: 35 km (22 mi)
• Bungudu: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gusau, 48 km (30 mi)